Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Arouca vs GD Estoril Praia, Primeira Liga 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Primeira Liga · 2023-24
FC Arouca
4 – 3
Full Time
GD Estoril Praia
Sun 13 Aug 2023 · 19:30 UTC Municipal de Arouca 1,752 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 10' Jordan Holsgrove
Rafa Mujica 20' 1–1
1–2 49' Joao Marques
Cristo Gonzalez 57' 2–2
2–3 70' Alejandro Marques
Volnei Feltes og 73' 3–3
Pedro Santos 90+7' 4–3
Tiago Esgaio 4' Y
Morlaye Sylla 10' Y
Eboue Kouassi 21' Y
Eboue Kouassi 37' R
Y 41' Jordan Holsgrove
Pedro Santos 90' Y
Y 90' Rodrigo Gomes

Overview

Match Preview

FC Arouca vs GD Estoril Praia — Primeira Liga at Municipal de Arouca.

Match Details

  • Referee Helder Carvalho (Portugal)
  • Assistant 1 Francisco Pereira (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Diogo Pereira (Portugal)
9 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Porto 34 88
2 Sporting Clube de Portugal 34 82
3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 34 80
4 Sporting Clube de Braga 34 59
5 FC Famalicão 34 56
6 Gil Vicente FC 34 50
7 Moreirense FC 34 43
8 FC Arouca 34 42
9 Vitória SC 34 42
10 GD Estoril Praia 34 39
11 FC Alverca 34 39
12 Rio Ave FC 34 36
13 CD Santa Clara 34 36
14 CD Nacional 34 34
15 CF Estrela da Amadora 34 30
16 Casa Pia AC 34 30
17 CD Tondela 34 28
18 AVS 34 21

Head-to-Head

5
1
4
FC Arouca 10 games · Avg 3.8 goals GD Estoril Praia
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-13 FC Arouca 4–3 GD Estoril Praia 2023-05-15 GD Estoril Praia 2–0 FC Arouca 2023-01-07 FC Arouca 2–0 GD Estoril Praia 2022-01-27 GD Estoril Praia 1–2 FC Arouca 2021-08-07 FC Arouca 0–2 GD Estoril Praia

Recent Form

FC Arouca
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug GD Estoril Praia H 4–3 W
27 May Portimonense SC A 2–0 W
20 May GD Chaves H 1–0 W
15 May GD Estoril Praia A 0–2 L
08 May FC Porto H 0–1 L
28 Apr Rio Ave FC A 0–1 L
GD Estoril Praia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Aug FC Arouca A 3–4 L
27 May CS Maritimo H 3–1 W
21 May Casa Pia AC A 2–2 D
15 May FC Arouca H 2–0 W
06 May Boavista FC A 0–1 L
30 Apr CD Santa Clara H 3–0 W

Season Stats

FC Arouca GD Estoril Praia
#8 Position #10
42 Points 39
34 Played 34
12 / 6 / 16 W / D / L 10 / 9 / 15
47 Scored 54
64 Conceded 57
-17 GD -3
1.24 PPG 1.15
35% Win % 29%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
21% Clean Sheets
FC Arouca this season
15% Clean Sheets
GD Estoril Praia this season

FC Arouca are 8th (42 pts). GD Estoril Praia are 10th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Arouca
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
2/4
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
GD Estoril Praia
0-15
1/6
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Arouca to score. At the same time, GD Estoril Praia does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 4' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tiago Esgaio on 4.
  • 5' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tiago Esgaio.
  • 10' What a moment for Ivan Pavlic! That strike on 10 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 10' Controversy at the stadium! Morlaye Sylla argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 15' The travelling GD Estoril Praia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Rafa Mujica does the damage! The net is bulging and FC Arouca surge ahead!
  • 21' That is a Yellow card for FC Arouca. Eboue Kouassi will be fuming at that decision.
  • 26' FC Arouca currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jason suffering a number of foals already.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Eboue Kouassi on 37 minutes earns him a Red card. FC Arouca will be frustrated.
  • 41' That is a Yellow card for GD Estoril Praia. Jordan Holsgrove will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' GD Estoril Praia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 49' Joao Marques adds to his 1 season tally! GD Estoril Praia lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' Cassiano doubles the advantage! 1-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 57' Cristo Gonzalez is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 60' Time for substitution for FC Arouca. Jason is replaced by Puche.
  • 61' It is a substitution in FC Arouca team. Morlaye Sylla is replaced by Oriol Busquets on 61 minute.
  • 66' Rodrigo Gomes gets the nod from GD Estoril Praia. He replaces Heriberto Tavares and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' What a moment for Alejandro Marques! That strike on 70 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Volnei Feltes makes it 2-5.
  • 77' The whistle greets Quaresma as he departs to be replaced by Weverson.
  • 79' Time for substitution for GD Estoril Praia. Ivan Pavlic is replaced by Alex Soares.
  • 83' A change in the FC Arouca ranks — Cristo Gonzalez exits the field as Pedro Santos enters on 83.
  • 88' Alex Soares has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 320 appearances.
  • 90' Pedro Santos is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Arouca players.

Lineups

FC Arouca Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

GD Estoril Praia Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alejandro Marques 3
Rafa Mujica 2
Andre Silva 2
Oday Dabbagh 2
Jordan Holsgrove 2
Xeka 1
Joao Marques 1
Yanis Begraoui 1

Head to Head

2023-08-13 FC Arouca 4–3 GD Estoril Praia 2023-05-15 GD Estoril Praia 2–0 FC Arouca 2023-01-07 FC Arouca 2–0 GD Estoril Praia 2022-01-27 GD Estoril Praia 1–2 FC Arouca 2021-08-07 FC Arouca 0–2 GD Estoril Praia

FC Arouca Form

2023-08-13 FC Arouca 4–3 GD Estoril Praia W 2023-05-27 Portimonense SC 0–2 FC Arouca W 2023-05-20 FC Arouca 1–0 GD Chaves W 2023-05-15 GD Estoril Praia 2–0 FC Arouca L 2023-05-08 FC Arouca 0–1 FC Porto L 2023-04-28 Rio Ave FC 1–0 FC Arouca L

GD Estoril Praia Form

2023-08-13 FC Arouca 4–3 GD Estoril Praia L 2023-05-27 GD Estoril Praia 3–1 CS Maritimo W 2023-05-21 Casa Pia AC 2–2 GD Estoril Praia D 2023-05-15 GD Estoril Praia 2–0 FC Arouca W 2023-05-06 Boavista FC 1–0 GD Estoril Praia L 2023-04-30 GD Estoril Praia 3–0 CD Santa Clara W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.07 FC Arouca xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.95 GD Estoril Praia xG
I would bet for: FC Arouca or GD Estoril Praia 77% + Over 2.5 goals 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca44% Draw23% GD Estoril Praia33%
Actual: FC Arouca win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

FC Arouca or Draw
67%
Draw or GD Estoril Praia
56%
FC Arouca or GD Estoril Praia
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Arouca33% Draw38% GD Estoril Praia29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–3 not predicted
4 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
7.3%
2 – 2
7%
1 – 2
6.9%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 2
4.8%
2 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
0 – 2
3.5%
1 – 0
3.3%
3 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — FC Arouca

Handicap FC Arouca covers Push GD Estoril Praia covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 12% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 18% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 17% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 11% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FC Arouca keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
GD Estoril Praia keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.